Massive pericardial effusion due to intrapericardial mixed germ cell tumor in a premature baby |
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Authors: | Önder Doksöz Demet Tümay Terek Mustafa Karaçelik Hülya Tosun Yıldırım Bengü Demirağ Timur Meşe Osman Nejat Sarıosmanoğlu Sertaç Arslanoğlu |
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Affiliation: | 1. Departments of Pediatric Cardiology;2. Neonatology;3. Cardiovascular Surgery;4. Pathology;5. Pediatric Oncology, Izmir Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey |
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Abstract: | Primary cardiac tumor is uncommon in childhood, with an incidence of 0.06–0.32%, and intrapericardial teratoma represents an exceptional rarity among these entities. Germ cell tumors (GCT) are rare, representing only 1–3% of childhood tumors. Twenty per cent of GCT are malignant and are associated with age and location. Extragonadal involvement accounts for nearly half of the cases. Anterior mediastinum is a common location of malignant germ cell tumors, yet pericardial and aortic adventitia involvement have been rarely reported. Here we report the case of a preterm twin baby boy with intrapericardial mixed germ cell tumor who presented with hydrops fetalis and pericardial effusion. |
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Keywords: | hydrops fetalis intrapericardial mass pericardial effusion |
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